People Consider Two Types of Cues When Assessing Status and Forming

question 33

Multiple Choice

People consider two types of cues when assessing status and forming their expectations of team members; real status and pseudostatus.An example of real status is ________; an example of pseudostatus is ________.

• A)experience with a task; gender
• B)gender; experience with a task
• C)gender; ethnicity
• D)experience with a task; a title in an organization

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which our senses adjust to different levels of stimulation, allowing us to notice changes in the environment more than constant stimuli.

Odour

A distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one, perceived by the olfactory nerve system.

Sensory Adaptation

The procedure through which receptors sensing the environment become less alert to unchanged stimuli through time.

Sensory Sensitization

An increased response to a stimulus following repeated exposure to it.